What is Iyengar Yoga?
Iyengar yoga focuses on the correct alignment of the body. The use of props, such as bricks, blocks, chairs and bolsters, support the body in asanas (poses). They improve understanding, ability and help students to progress safely, according to their own abilities.
The Iyengar system is renowned for its use of props (which BKS Iyengar pioneered) and its careful sequencing of the poses, with emphasis on precise alignment and safety.
Teachers are trained over many years to the highest standards to maintain the Iyengar care and precision, and after qualifying, go through ongoing training and regular professional development. They commit to teaching only Iyengar yoga without mixing with other styles. In this way the purity of the teachings of BKS Iyengar and his family are maintained. These high standards are part of the reason Iyengar yoga is the most respected and widely performed method of yoga worldwide.
The certification logo is the guarantee of this quality, and proof that a teacher is certified.
In the Iyengar system, being totally aware and absorbed in the poses as you practice, clears the mind of all other thoughts and the mind, body and inner self become one. This is meditation ‘in action’.
